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is calling on north korea to release merrill newman hours after a video was released of merrill newman apologising for actions during the korean war. swedish embassy officials were able to visit him today. no news on his condition. >> over 2.2 million have fled syria, half children growing up in camps without an education. >> customers spent $9.7 billion on black friday. there's a lesser known tradition, called small business saturday. president obama and his daughters shopped at a local book store in washington d.c. the president tweeted his support for small businesses. al jazeera's kilmeny duchardt spent the day visiting small business in manhattan. >> small businesssmall business saturday started by american express in 2010. is lured mx customers into stores who get a credit by shopping locally at stores that register and sign up for it. i'm in lower mann hat then at a children's boutique. with me is stephy cruz. four years you guys have been here at this location. four years you guys have participated in this program. how has it been working for you? >> it's been working out great
is calling on north korea to release merrill newman hours after a video was released of merrill newman apologising for actions during the korean war. swedish embassy officials were able to visit him today. no news on his condition. >> over 2.2 million have fled syria, half children growing up in camps without an education. >> customers spent $9.7 billion on black friday. there's a lesser known tradition, called small business saturday. president obama and his daughters shopped at a...
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he apologized for war crimes from 60 years ago, but that is not what merrill newman's family sees. >> they collected information and attacked communication system and killed three innocent operators. >> reporter: in this video, merrill newman of palo alto reads a statement that is an apology for alleged crimes against the war. >> there is misleading information and propaganda. >> reporter: the apology was not shown in the video but he writes she guilty of a long list of crimes against the north korea government. north korean agents took the man from an airplane october 26 as he prepared to fly home. >> what can anybody at 85 do? i'm 96. what could i do if i got put in jail like that? >> there is no history of 85- year-old grandfather getting pulled off a plane and not being permitted to come home. it is just completely unprecedented. >> mom is ready to fly to beijing and paddle a boat across. >> i said i would sit in the street. i would do whatever i could do. >> reporter: the so-called apology video may indicate that the north korean government is getting ready to let him go. >> the
he apologized for war crimes from 60 years ago, but that is not what merrill newman's family sees. >> they collected information and attacked communication system and killed three innocent operators. >> reporter: in this video, merrill newman of palo alto reads a statement that is an apology for alleged crimes against the war. >> there is misleading information and propaganda. >> reporter: the apology was not shown in the video but he writes she guilty of a long list of...
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. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was about to leave north korea after a ten-day tour in october we he was arrested. he is now on tv talking about trading guerrilla's 60 years ago. >> they attacked a communication system and killed three innocent operators and they laid the munition supply and using explosives obtained from attacking the mine and they attacked the kpa and harassing operations of the rear base ten times. >> the statement that contained oddly constructed statements and grammatical errors saying that newman had met with soldiers that he trained during the war. i asked my guy to help me look for families and relatives living in dp committee and i gave their addresses to the guide in the hotel. >> the confession was recorded on november 9th but there was no direct connection to newman to confirm the details. one korea watcher says the timing of the east are is very odd. >> it's created problems is the united states exactly at the time -- it's created some problems towards industry exactly at the time that the north korean government is serious about threatening foreign four
. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was about to leave north korea after a ten-day tour in october we he was arrested. he is now on tv talking about trading guerrilla's 60 years ago. >> they attacked a communication system and killed three innocent operators and they laid the munition supply and using explosives obtained from attacking the mine and they attacked the kpa and harassing operations of the rear base ten times. >> the statement that contained oddly constructed...
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more on this developing story as reports surface that 85-year-old merrill newman was actually involved in a top secret mission during the korean war. >>> and breaking news out of new york, more on the train derailment that's killed four people traveling on this last day of the holiday weekend. >>> and why protesters say they will be out in force at this building in redwood city tomorrow morning. this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza and the fog that was there yesterday has lifted. nice, cool temperature to start this last day of the holiday. thank you for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda who says a cold snap is coming down the pipe. >> wait until you see the changes coming up in the seven-day forecast. right now a view of oakland airport. 43 degrees. we are waking up to 30s in parts of the bay area up around santa rosa and napa, mid to upper 30s. concord also 39. 44 degrees in san jose under mostly clear skies for now. you might notice a little patc
more on this developing story as reports surface that 85-year-old merrill newman was actually involved in a top secret mission during the korean war. >>> and breaking news out of new york, more on the train derailment that's killed four people traveling on this last day of the holiday weekend. >>> and why protesters say they will be out in force at this building in redwood city tomorrow morning. this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is...
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merrill newman has been held since late october. >> right. >> now this comes out that he was part of a secret unit. is he now considered a p.o.w.? >> well, in a sense he is. he was training guerrilla groups to fight behind enemy lines. north korea wanted to get more attention back to it. it does it on an unfortunate basis with american citizens. it's like that really nasty kid that everyone ignores and if you ignore them long enough, you think they are going to go away and then they burn the house down or in the case of north korea, they fire bombs or take an american citizen. usually that means a high ranking official goes there and makes a personal plea and that enables the north koreans to talk about other things with the americans because other wise they don't get the chance to do it. it's about regime bolstering. here's in the end, it's about getting their attention and in the end, dennis rodman didn't do it for them. >> maybe we send dennis rodman back. [ laughter ] >> i think they are looking for an ambassador rank or higher. >> let's look at the air defense that china has com
merrill newman has been held since late october. >> right. >> now this comes out that he was part of a secret unit. is he now considered a p.o.w.? >> well, in a sense he is. he was training guerrilla groups to fight behind enemy lines. north korea wanted to get more attention back to it. it does it on an unfortunate basis with american citizens. it's like that really nasty kid that everyone ignores and if you ignore them long enough, you think they are going to go away and...
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and now the white house is calling for newman's release. >> reporter: after merrill newman received his first visitor, his family reported good news. he has received the medications that we sent him and medical personnel are checking on his health several times a day, they said in a statement. merrill reports he is being well treated and that the food is good. the white house released a statement this weekend saying it was deeply concerned about the welfare of newman along with american kenneth bay who was detained more than a year ago. >> we're always hopeful that this increased attention to the case is moving things along, that it's moving in the right direction. >> reporter: as for newman, he's a korean war veteran who now calls california home. last month he fulfilled a dream by returning to north korea for a nine-day visit, but a military officer took him into custody at the airport as he was about to leave. on saturday, video of newman surfaced. it was released by north korea's state media which says newman apologized for alleged hostile acts including civilian deaths during the k
and now the white house is calling for newman's release. >> reporter: after merrill newman received his first visitor, his family reported good news. he has received the medications that we sent him and medical personnel are checking on his health several times a day, they said in a statement. merrill reports he is being well treated and that the food is good. the white house released a statement this weekend saying it was deeply concerned about the welfare of newman along with american...
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yellow ribbons are being tied outside this facility where merrill newman lives, a symbolic wish for his safe return home. >> i think it's horrible. what harm could he do? >> reporter: this newly released video is the first anyone's seen of newman since he was detained by the korean government more than a month ago. newman is reading from what the state news agency calls an apology letter, that explains what he did against the north when he fought in the korean war. >> collected information of the kpa and attacked communication system and killed three innocent operators. >> reporter: in the past, the north korean government has been accused of coercing statements from detainees. >> understand that in u.s. and western countries, there is misleading information and propaganda about dprk. >> reporter: that's north korea's official name. newman promises to tell the truth about north korea if they let him go. experts say that's an encouraging sign. >> i'm homing the forced apology which the north extracted from him is a prelude to him being released. >> reporter: newman's family is staying qu
yellow ribbons are being tied outside this facility where merrill newman lives, a symbolic wish for his safe return home. >> i think it's horrible. what harm could he do? >> reporter: this newly released video is the first anyone's seen of newman since he was detained by the korean government more than a month ago. newman is reading from what the state news agency calls an apology letter, that explains what he did against the north when he fought in the korean war. >>...
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north korea released a video of merrill newman apologizing for his actions during the korean war. he reportedly served in a secret army unit that trained anti-communist gorillas during the war. >> fast and furious fans are mourning the loss of actor paul walker this morning. walker died yesterday in a car crash in southern california. the 40-year-old was the passenger in his friend's 2005 porsche carrera gt when it hit something and burst into flames. officers say speed did play a role in that crash. >>> authorities say they believe they're zeroing in on a man suspected in a case of animal abuse in san fransisco. animal control officers say this man right here threw two cats belonging to a homeless woman into the bay last monday. officers spent around eight hours looking at surveillance video from cameras around the embarcadero when they caught a break. the hyatt hotel reported a run in with the man matching the suspect's description. the woman who witnessed the abuse was shown a picture of the individual. >> she knew without a doubt she could identify this man if we showed her a
north korea released a video of merrill newman apologizing for his actions during the korean war. he reportedly served in a secret army unit that trained anti-communist gorillas during the war. >> fast and furious fans are mourning the loss of actor paul walker this morning. walker died yesterday in a car crash in southern california. the 40-year-old was the passenger in his friend's 2005 porsche carrera gt when it hit something and burst into flames. officers say speed did play a role in...
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. >> you know, we heard merril newman speaking there. why would north korea have him make this alleged confession/apology. and why now? >> i think it's upon for north korea. they are still fighting the korean war. one of their founding myths is that south korea and the united states invaded the north in 1950. pyongyang wants to replay this theme for the korean people. the regime is probably not as stable as people think. they need to do this to bolster their legitimacy. >> he sent a message to his family saying he's well. how much c credence could we take in that? >> it wot no do them will to have him die in custody of pyongyang. they are treating him well. from the video it looks he's in good condition. i think that's probably drew tr true. >> newman is the second american who was in custody. is there any information that either of them could be freed soon? >> newman is the seventh american detained in north korea since 2009. eventually newman and kenneth bay will be freed. what the regime wants are benefits from the united states. we s
. >> you know, we heard merril newman speaking there. why would north korea have him make this alleged confession/apology. and why now? >> i think it's upon for north korea. they are still fighting the korean war. one of their founding myths is that south korea and the united states invaded the north in 1950. pyongyang wants to replay this theme for the korean people. the regime is probably not as stable as people think. they need to do this to bolster their legitimacy. >> he...
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merril newman is the seventh american detained since 2009. we have to stop this. basically, the north koreans are grabbing americans as hostages, using them for political purposes. this has got to end. >> one of the last times this happens, president clinton went over there. did president obama learn from that. >> i think he did. as president clinton and president carter in 2010 bringing back people who were detained, so north korea detained more people. and now kenneth bay, the obama administration wisely did nothing really to bring back or give north korea an incentive. that's important because we need to stop this cycle of taking americans. >> is flexing military force off the table for the united states? >> well, at this point, we don't need to do that because there's so many other things we have the ability to do that we haven't been doing. and really, i think we need to show some determination because that's the only way the north koreans understand. they're still fighting the korean war, and we're not. starving them, though, with fnlss, though, it seems kim
merril newman is the seventh american detained since 2009. we have to stop this. basically, the north koreans are grabbing americans as hostages, using them for political purposes. this has got to end. >> one of the last times this happens, president clinton went over there. did president obama learn from that. >> i think he did. as president clinton and president carter in 2010 bringing back people who were detained, so north korea detained more people. and now kenneth bay, the...